Holder for ties, jewelry and the like



June 12, 1962 J. w. DEVALL 3,038,594

HOLDER FOR TIES, JEWELRY AND THE LIKE Filed May 26, 1961 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Iii:

James W De val/ INVENTOR.

Filed May 26, 1961 June 12, 1962 .1. w. DEVALL 3,038,594

' HOLDER FOR TIES, JEWELRY AND THE LIKE 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 James W Deva/l INVENTOR.

Patented June 12, 1962 3,038,594 HOLDER FOR TIES, JEWELRY AND THE LIKE James W. Devall, P.O. Box 726, Fairhope, Ala. Filed May 26, 1961, Ser. No. 112,814 3 Claims. (Cl. 206-7) The present invention generally relates to a holder for ties, jewelry and the like and more particularly is an improvement on prior Patent No. 2,180,224, issued November 14, 1939.

The primary object of the present invention is to provide a holder generally in the form of a case or enclosure for a plurality of ties, jewelry or the like whereby such articles may be expeditiously carried by a person desiring the use of such items such as those engaged in considerable travel.

The present invention involves the provision of a plurality of independently swingable supporting sheet members which are hingedly interconnected at one edge thereof and which are provided with an enlarged enclosing cover having a smooth external surface and capable of enclosing the independently swingable sheets and the articles supported thereby for providing a neat carrying case for such articles and further enabling such articles to be carried in a compact and separated condition so that they will not become lost, misplaced or otherwise hard to locate and the present invention will retain ties in such a manner that they will not become wrinkled or unduly creased when they are supported in the holder of the present invention.

Another important object of the present invention is to provide a holder in accordance with the preceding paragraphs which is quite simple in operation, easy to use, eifective for its particular purposes and generally inexpensive to manufacture.

These together with other objects and advantages which will become subsequently apparent reside in the details of construction and operation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming a part hereof, wherein like numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

FIGURE 1 is a perspective view of the holder of the present invention;

FIGURE 2 is a top plan View of the construction of FIGURE 1;

FIGURE 3 is a vertical sectional View taken substan tially upon a plane passing along section line 33 of FIGURE 1 illustrating the relationship of the components of the invention;

FIGURE 4 is a detailed sectional view taken substantially upon a plane passing along section line 4-4 of FIGURE 3 illustrating further structural details of the invention;

FIGURE 5 is a plan view of the holder of the present invention in open condition;

FIGURE 6 is an exploded group perspective view illustrating certain of the components of the invention;

FIGURE 7 is a fragmental perspective View illustrating the manner of attaching the tie holder elements to the independent sheets; and

FIGURE 8 is a fragmental perspective View similar to FIGURE 7 but illustrating a form of supporting bar particularly adapted for use with jewelry.

Referring now specifically to the drawings, the numeral 10 generally designates the holder of the present invention which includes a cover assembly generally designated by numeral 12 and a plurality of independently swingable sheets each generally being designated by the numeral 14 together with hinge means 16 interconnecting the sheets and also connecting the sheets to the cover assembly.

The cover assembly 12 includes an enlarged rectangular sheet of material 18 of any suitable construction which may be in the form of relatively stiff fabric, leather, plastic or any other suitable material. The sheet of material 18 may have reinforcement members therein or it may be reinforced by a pair of panels 20 and 22 which are attached thereto in spaced relation to each other and in spaced relation to the side edges as illustrated in FIG- URE 5. The panels 20 and 22 may be secured to the sheet of material 18 in any suitable manner such as by stitching 24 illustrated in FIGURES 1 and 3. Also, gluing, bonding, riveting or any other suitable means may be used so that the panels 20 and 22 are rigidly affixed to the inner surface of the sheet of material 18. The inner edges of the panels 20 and 22 are spaced from each other with the space therebetween being designated by numeral 26. The bottom edges of the panels 20 and 22 are coincident with the lower edge of the sheet of material 18 and the upper edges of the panels 20 and 22 are spaced from the upper edge of the sheet of material 18 and the outer edges of the panels 213 and 22- are spaced inwardly from the outer edges of the sheet of material 18 with this space being designated by numeral 28.

The inner edges of the panels 20 and 22 are each provided with a pair of longitudinally spaced L-shaped brackets 36 having an aperture 32 in an upturned lug thereon. The aperture 32 in the upturned lug is aligned with a similar aperture in the adjacent panel thus providing pairs of longitudinally spaced and aligned apertures for receiving the hinge and assembling means 16 which is illustrated in the form of a split ring 34 having two U- shaped portions hingedly interconnected by a pivot pin 36 and having the free ends thereof snapped together by an interlocking hook connection 38 such as employed in looseleaf holders whereby the individual sheets 14 may be removed from or inserted into the hinge and assembling means 16 by releasing the catch 38 and spreading the components of the split ring 34 apart.

Each of the independent members 14 is in the form of a sheet of material 40 having apertures 42 adjacent one edge thereof for receiving the split ring 34 thus swingably and releasably securing the sheet members 40 in place. The sheet members 40 may be moved in a pivotal manner somewhat in the same nature as looseleaf members are movable in a notebook whereby the surfaces of the various sheet members 40 may be selectively revealed.

Attached to the surfaces of each of the sheet members 40 is a supporting wire generally designated by numeral 44 and including an elongated central portion 46 having upwardly extending offset eye portions 48 and 50 on the ends thereof respectively. The eye portion 50 is provided with a depending shank 52 pivotally received within a mounting bracket 54 which may be attached to the sheet member 41) in any suitable manner. The bracket 54 may be in the form of a fabric or paper member or may be in the form of a metallic sleeve attached to the sheet member 40 in any suitable way whereby the wire support 44 may swing about an axis parallel to the side edge of the sheet member 40. Preferably, the wire suporting member 44 is pivotally supported adjacent the inner edge of the sheet members 40. Also, the panels 20 and 22 may be provided with support members 54 for also receiving a wire support assembly 44. Aslo, the wire supporting assembly 44 may be disposed on either or both sides of the sheet members 40 and may be supported from either the inner edge or the outer edge of the sheet members 40.

As illustrated in FIGURES 1-7, the elongated central portion of the supporting wire is smooth for effectively supporting a necktie or plurality of neckties 56 whereby the ends of the neckties extend downwardly along the surface of the sheet member 40 thus maintaining the ties in a wrinkle free and uncrushed condition.

FIGURE 8 illustrates a modified form of sheet member 40' and a modified form of wire supporting assembly 44' a in which the elongated central portion 46' is provided with offset portions 58 which divide the elongated central portion 46' into a plurality of areas for supporting articles of jewelry such as earrings 60 as illustrated in FIGURE 8 thus retaining the'earrings in place and maintaining them in separated condition. Inasmuch as the earrings 60 require very little vertical space, a plurality of the wire supporting assemblies 44' may be provided on the sheet member 40' thus facilitating use of the device for carrying various articles such as ties, jewelry and the like.

As illustrated in FIGURE 6, the inner surface of the panel 20 is provided with a male snap fastener element 62 while the inner surface of the panel 22 is provided with a female snap fastener element 64. The snap fastener elements 62 and 64 are secured to the panels 20 and 22 prior to their assembly on the cover 18 so that the portions of the snap fasteners disposed on the inner surface of the panels 20 and 22 will not be observed from the external surface of the cover 18. This is also true of the supporting brackets 30 and 54 and these elements may be attached to the panels 20 and 22 in any suitable manner but with the fastening means not being revealed to the external surface of the cover 18 thus concealing such fastener elements.

Each of the sheet members 40 is also provided with snap fastener elements in which the male portion thereof faces the panel 20 as designated by numeral 66 and the female portion 68 faces the panel 22 when in closed condition as illustrated in FIGURE 2 thus enabling all of the sheet members 40 to be secured together and to be secured to the panels 20 and 22 thus maintaining the carrying case or holder in assembled closed condition somewhat in the nature of a book thus enabling the articles to be effectively carried in a neat and compact condition.

As illustrated in the drawings, the offset portions 48 and 50 of the supporting elements or assemblies 44 extend slightly above the upper edge of the sheet members 40 as well as the panels 20 and 22 but not above the upper edge of the cover 18 thus providing additional length for support of the ties. Also, the eye member 48 is provided with a depending leg 70 which engages the sheet member 40 to prevent it from passing over the top edge of the sheet member 40 to which it is attached thereby retaining the assemblies in proper position and the offset nature of the members 48 and 50 orientates the support rod 46 in slightly spaced relation to the sheet members 40 as illustrated in FIGURE 3 in order to provide sufficient room for support of the ties, jewelry or the like.

The foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the invention. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the invention to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the invention as claimed.

What is claimed as new is as follows:

1. A compact carrying case for ties, jewelry and the like comprising a cover member, a pair of panels secured to the cover member in spaced relation to the side and top edges thereof and in spaced relation to each other for enabling the cover to be folded into a substantially U- shaped configuration, bracket means on the spaced apart edges of the panels, hinge means comprising split rings secured to the bracket means, a plurality of sheet members hingedly and detachably secured within the cover member between the panels by said split rings, said sheet members corresponding in size and shape to said panel members, and a supporting assembly attached to each of said sheet members adjacent the upper edge thereof for supporting ties, jewelry or the like whereby such articles will be disposed between the sheet members and completely concealed by the cover member, said supporting assembly including a wire member having one offset end pivotally attached to the sheet member adjacent the inner edge thereof whereby the wire member may be swung independently of the sheet member for assembling and removing articles therefrom, the outer or free edges of all of the panels and members being provided with detachable interconnecting snap fastener means disposed in inwardly spaced relation to the edges of the cover whereby said fastening means will be concealed.

I 2. The structure as defined in claim 1 wherein said supporting wire includes a horizontally elongated smooth portion for receiving ties.

3. The structure as defined in claim 1 wherein said supporting wire includes an elongated central supporting portion having upwardly offset longitudinally spaced deformed areas forming projections for retaining jewelry such as earrings in spaced relation thereon.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,032,644 Baker July 16, 1912 2,643,003 Christie June 23, 1953 2,659,643 Friesz Nov. 17, 1953 

